Just My Luck (2006)

I'm not entirely sure why I decided to watch this, Chris Pine maybe? Anyways it wasn't half bad; cute, mindless, entertainment. Lindsay Lohan was actually decent here, present, well dressed and amusing with her silly physical gags as she goes from lucky, polished career gal to blundering bowling alley janitor, after her good fortune is reversed when she kisses the unluckiest guy in N.Y at a masked ball.I enjoyed Chris Pine here too, he doesn't stretch himself too far in terms of acting and just plays a nice guy. There are some amusing secondary stories and characters; Ashley's gal pals set up a sort of 'Sex and The City' vibe, the rich music producer, a male prostitute neighbour and a young girl that 'Jake' looks out for.The British boy band Mcfly was overused in my opinion but others seem to have liked them and their music. This is clearly aimed at a young adult audience, there aren't any sex scenes, no profanity, nothing blows up, its just a cute easy story. 4/25/15

This is not the worst movie of 2006 as I have heard it often cited, Little Man and Date Movie are much worse. But it is no Pan's Labyrinth or Children of Men either, nor did it need to be. Instead it is a flawed but reasonably entertaining film. It is predictable in the story yes, it runs out of ideas at the end(didn't like the freeze frame for example) and the script and characters in a sense are clichéd. However, the film does look good with striking locations and fashions and the photography is above adequate. The soundtrack is bright and breezy, the pace is snappy and there are some amusing situations. Plus the entire cast are likable and do give it their all, while she has been better(ie. Mean Girls and Freaky Friday) Lindsay Lohan is very charming. All in all, not that bad in my opinion. 6/10 Bethany Cox

Why this is a rare movie ? The fantastic plot. The effort behind writing all the unbroken unlucky events. The smart ideas (like kissing all the dancers..). The scenes seem perfect (the one of the art gallery was SO PERFECT !). The thrilling pace; where you ask all the time what would happen next ?! The cute and talented cast. And the colorful directing. Now to have all of these elements in an original, not a remake, recent rom-com from Hollywood is so rare indeed.The fun of it is super. Thank god that (Chris Pine) isn't just another pretty boy. (Lindsay Lohan) can't be better; especially when it comes to her choice this time away from Disney, though it looks like a Disney comedy which Disney didn't produce (At any cost it is not I Know Who Killed Me !). The thing is she still looks like a teen girl, sometimes a kido ! I wished for the young (Meg Ryan) at times. And (Faizon Love) steals the scene whenever he shows up; his performance is natural and lovable.So…what's here to bug ? Almost nothing. I say almost due to all the feces' references (as if they're put to attract certain viewers). And the love story; being so fast. It's not enough to see him half naked and to throw lather at her to be both madly in love ! However, I'm used to this case in other romantic comedies; they remember everything about comedy, making it with diligence, forgetting strengthening the romance, or making it with the same diligence ! How this didn't turn into a hit is a mystery. I'm pushed to believe that the clean, innocent, or old-fashioned entertainment for that matter, has become without-a-chance nowadays. Because when it's made by ($28,000,000) to gain only ($17,324,744), being strangely an outrageous flop, then this is more than bad luck. Anyway I guess I'm the one with the bad luck, since this kind of fun, my fun, is unsuccessful, or unneeded, in today's world !

This is a great movie that doesn't deserve the hate it gets. Its helped the world recognize the talented lads McFly but also show the ups and downs of luck :)Nine outta ten for Me! (theres always room to improve :))Ooh btw i dunno if its a spoiler or not but in da trivia thing :Audio/visual unsynchronized: In the scene when Jake first goes to the bowling alley to hear McFly rehearse, McFly and Jake talk about giving the CD to Phillips. After Jake goes to clean the toilet McFly resume their song. Danny's voice can be heard singing harmony with Tom, but he is nowhere near his microphone in the shot.its actually Dougie (Poynter) harmonising with Tom. Just clearing things up!